Show ST JOHNS dedication OP OF THE NEW MEETING HOUSE on saturday evening march 13 ath the new meeting house bouse of st johns tooele thoele county was crowded with the people of that ward and the neighboring ward of clover and visitors from Giants ville they had assembled to participate in the exercises incident to the dedication of the new house of worship which has recently been completed the meetinghouse meeting house is a mos creditable structure having cost over 4 2500 it is built of stone the walls being beim two feet thick and twenty high enclosing enclosing a room 23 x 38 feet in the clear the walls and wood work are finished in excellent style the lofty ceiling being adorned with some tine line centrepieces centre pieces from which are suspended two glittering chandeliers the stand is raised at the ti west end of the room and is conveniently ar caged for the seating of the priesthood it I 1 is nicely icely carpeted as are also the aisles leading to it and the pulpit is covered with crimson plush upon which rests a new set of church works the elenina meeting was addressed by bishop GW burrid s J unius P dwells wells and D H caldwell the grantsville GEant Grants aville ville choir an excellent one under tho thap leadership of brother A V millward supplied the singing and the brass band favored the audience at the close of the service with some inspiring selections the young people then thed adjourned to the school house where the time was agreeably spent in trip tripping midnight pint t the light fanta fantastic stid until sunday morning the sabbath school was held and at 2 12 p in the service for the dedication of the meeting house was commenced appropriate hymns were sung by the grantsville Grants ville and the dedicatory prayer was made by elder junius F 3 wells the sac sacrament ament was administered and remarks were then made by bishops burridge and de st jeor and junius F wells the choir sang the beautiful anthem the song of the redeemed and the large congregation was dismissed the services were quite impressive good instructions being given and the spirit of the lord manifested in the evening a meeting of the young men mens s mutual improvement association was held arid the days exercises were brou brought ht to a close it was a iday day long to U be remembered by the people of st johns |